In that vast Brahma-wheel, in which all things live and rest, the bird flutters about, so long as he thinks that the self (in him) is different from the mover (the god, the lord). When he has been ...

The dialogue between Nachiketas and Yama in the ‘Katha Upanishad’ takes one directly into an awareness of the mystery of life and death, and the compelling need to search for the inner Self while we ...

Times of India’s Edit Page team comprises senior journalists with wide-ranging interests who debate and opine on the news and issues of the day. By Pranav Khullar The notion of immanence circumscribes ...

A story is told about Kulasekara Azhwar’s abundant interest in the Ramayana. The ruler would often invite exponents to his Darbar. It is lore that he got so immersed in Rama’s exploits that he ordered ...

The Isavasya Upanishad which has 18 mantras is, strictly speaking, not an Upanishad. It comes under the Samhita portion of the Sukla Yajurveda, called Vajasaneya Samhita, as the concluding 40th ...